Investigative Attorney (1 year contract)

Binance; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Binance is seeking a Legal Investigations Counsel on a 12-month contract to work with the Compliance and Legal teams on high-impact investigation files. The role focuses on risk assessment, regulatory reporting, and defining processes between Legal and Compliance in a fast-paced, global environment.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years as a qualified lawyer with investigations experience, strong analytical and written communication abilities, and comfort handling sensitive matters under tight

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 5-8 years of experience.
• Law firm background with investigations focus.
• Strong analytical and written communication skills.
• Comfortable handling sensitive, high-volume casework under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal review of Compliance investigation case files for risk and regulatory issues.
• Analyze regulatory reporting, ensuring timely and accurate filings.
• Help define and refine roles and responsibilities between Compliance and Legal counterparts in the investigation process.
• Track case volume and turnaround against SLAs; support resource capacity planning.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and privilege protections on all escalated matters.
• Provide ad hoc legal analysis and support as directed by the Legal team.

Skills

Legal research

Regulatory analysis

Written communication

Case management

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, and more. Our mission is to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world.

Join our Legal team on a 12-month contract as a Legal Investigations Counsel. You'll work closely with Compliance on high-impact investigation case files, shaping how legal risk and regulatory reporting are handled, and helping to define how Legal and Compliance work together. It's a chance to bring your law firm investigations experience into a fast-moving, global environment where your analysis directly informs decisions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal review of Compliance investigation case files for risk and regulatory issues
• Analyze regulatory reporting, ensuring timely and accurate filings
• Help define and refine roles and responsibilities between Compliance and Legal counterparts in the investigation process
• Track case volume and turnaround against SLAs; support resource capacity planning
• Maintain strict confidentiality and privilege protections on all escalated matters
• Provide ad hoc legal analysis and support as directed by the Legal team

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 5-8 years of experience
• Law firm background with hands-on experience conducting investigations — any investigation practice area considered, as long as investigations are the core of the experience
• Strong analytical and written communication skills; able to produce clear, well-structured case assessments
• Comfortable handling sensitive, high-volume casework under deadlines

Nice to Have

• Compliance background
• AML/CFT and sanctions experience
• Crypto/blockchain industry experience

Why Binance

• Shape the future of finance
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced and innovative enviornment with autonomy
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

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